Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Background: Developed by Balfour et al. In 2007, the 'HIV Treatment Knowledge Scale' is a very high measure
of validity and reliability of 21 items developed to determine the knowledge level of HIV patients, health
personnel and the community
Objectives: This study was conducted to adapt the ‘HIV Treatment Knowledge Scale’ into Turkish and assess
its validity and reliability
Methods: The population of the methodological study consisted of 560 nurses working at a university hospital
in Turkey between November 2016 and June 2017. The sample, on the other hand, consisted of 210 nurses, who
agreed to participate in the study, from the mentioned population. Following the translation process of the scale;
content and construct validity was performed. The content validity index was calculated after receiving the
expert opinions. While the exploratory factor analysis was performed for the construct validity, item analyses
and internal consistency analysis were performed for the reliability.
Results: As a result of evaluations and analyses, it was determined that the HIV Treatment Knowledge Scale
could be used unidimensionally. Total mean score of the scale was determined as 9.65 ± 4.65. It was found that
the content validity index of the scale was .99 and total Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.80.
Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that the HIV Treatment Knowledge Scale had a very high validity
and reliability and could be used in Turkey.